"Many of Shakespeare's sonnets refer to fermentation or distillation to explain the effects of aging, and the possibilities for preserving love and beauty. The metaphorical attention that Shakespeare gives to those chemical arts in the Sonnets allows...

"This study examines some of the major figures involved in the rediscovery of early modern staging conventions. Despite the wide variety of approaches employed by William Poel, Nugent Monck, Tyrone Guthrie, and the founders of the new Globe, I percei...